KET Tools For Schools
Jump Start Learning with KET Media Resources and Services
Overview of KET's Services
To followup on our recent contact I wanted to share these resources from our KET PBS Learning Media services plus stand-alone sites that can help make the concepts you are presenting come alive and engage your students in fun and exciting ways. Please note that the PBS LearningMedia website was completely redesigned this past year and has a lot of cool new design features. I also wanted to make sure you were aware of the professional development opportunities that KET offers. Take time to explore and enjoy these resources!
Remember that I can come to your district and conduct onsite trainings for teachers and students on PBS Learning Media, Media Arts, and media careers related topics.
For more information or assistance regarding any KET service or feature, contact me at Lmoore@ket.org or via phone at: 1-800-432-0981 Ext. 7127
PBS LearningMedia Service
This is the destination for high-quality, trusted, digital content and solutions that inspire students. The site has undergone a very recent redesign making it very user friendly including easy compatibility with Google Classroom. Check out the thousands of easily searchable resources mapped to state and national standards. And use the favorites, folders, Storyboard and other dashboard features to curate your favorite resources and to create presentations and assignments.
KET Professional Development Opportunities
To access our online PD offerings, go to this link: PD offerings.
Administrators and SBDM members may be interested in our newest offering on the role of the FRYSC in Kentucky Schools. Here is a link to that specific training.
KET Media Lab and School Video Project
KET Media Lab Workshops
KET offers free workshops in multimedia production and related topics for Kentucky students and educators in the Media Lab at the KET Network Center in Lexington. Join us in our newly expanded lab to explore how to use many exciting and useful multimedia tools and resources! Enjoy a Media Lab workshop, then stay for a career-readiness tour of KET’s multimedia production facility! And KET has a grant to pay for your bus transportation costs so it is basically a free field trip!
KET.org/education
Check it out at www.ket.org/education
Below this entry are some examples of some of our newest and most used resources found on this site.
KET Young Writers Contest
KET Young Writers Contest: Each spring this annual contest encourages creative expression and literacy development by inviting students in kindergarten through twelfth grade to submit original illustrated stories, short stories and poetry.Last spring, we received more than 1,200 submissions, representing more than 280 schools from 17 states.
Students from Kentucky who win prizes can have them be awarded in person by KET Education Consultants. The contest has started up again as of January 2nd and all entries must be mailed in and postmarked by April 15th.
Join other students across Kentucky and the United States for News Quiz, KET’s weekly current events show. Targeted to grades 4-8, this kid-friendly, interactive program features a 10-question quiz based on each week’s stories. Check out the website for details and links to the latest shows here.
KET Media Arts Toolkit now on PBSLM
KET had previously created toolkits in these arts categories: Visual Arts, Music, Dance, Drama, and we have just finished loading the Media Arts kit on the site! The content for this kit is on PBS Learning Media. Click on the titles above to go to the specific collection.
Everyday Learning
(Gr. K-2)
This KET collection uses original animation and visual images to introduce basic concepts of math, science, social studies, art and health to the youngest learners. Children learn by observing animal friends in the backyard, discovering new ways to get moving, picking out shapes in a walk around the neighborhood or critiquing a famous piece of art.
The topics found in this collection are designed to complement comprehensive learning resources for early childhood classrooms from KET: Everyday Math for Preschoolers, Everyday Science for Preschoolers, All around Me, Art to Heart and Healthy Me.
Understanding Fairy Tales Old and New
(Gr. 3-5)
This collection of digital resources zeroes in on three different English Language Arts curriculum standards for grades 3, 4, and 5 and address characters’ traits and motivations in works of literature. The resources focus around modern re-tellings of old stories and fairy tales that may be familiar to learners. This collection includes videos for students, print outs of the original tales, and “Guided Viewing” videos designed to help parents talk about these ELA concepts with their children.
A World of Stories
(Gr. Pre K-5)
Storytelling has been used as entertainment, cultural preservation, and a way to teach values. Stories are typically told orally and passed down from generation to generation. This collection contains stories from around the world.
REACH (Reading Expands All Children's Horizons)
Bringing the Universe to America's Classrooms (BUAC) collection
BUAC
This collection for K-12 is a collaboration between NASA and WGBH. Explore rich digital media resources for teaching topics in K–12 earth and space science. These free resources emphasize student engagement with the core ideas and practices of the NGSS and are supported by rich contextual materials.
KET Exploraciones
(PreK-12)
is a collection of resources for teaching Spanish in the elementary grades. The collection includes the ¡Arte y más! video series and themed units featuring a variety of video segments, animations, lesson plans, activity ideas, and other materials for teaching students. These materials range from those used with students with no experience all the way up to novice-mid to novice-high levels as defined by the Kentucky World Language Standards.